LESSON PLANS BASED ON SHORTS AND
Full-Length Movies — Short Subjects — Movie Clips — Film Clips — Video Clips — Snippets
Each Lesson Plan on this Index uses a short subject, clip or snippet which is 40 minutes or less.
The suggested ages for the Snippet Lesson Plan are shown in brackets.
Corner In Wheat
U.S. History 1865 – 1913; ELA (ironic metaphor); Cinema; SEL: Work/Career; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring. [NR]
[Silent Film:14 minutes]
High Noon
The Expository Phase Using a Film Clip from High Noon ELA: Expository Phase
[12+; snippet: 15 minutes, 20 seconds; lesson: one to two class periods]
In Her Shoes
Analysis and Explication of Poetry using a Film Clip from In Her Shoes
[15+; snippet: 10 minutes; lesson: two class periods plus time to write a concluding essay]
The Last Repair Shop
(U.S. 1991 to Current; Music; World: Armenia; SEL: Work/Career; GBLTQ; Human Rights; Taking Care of Yourself; Male Role Model; Female Role Model; Moral/Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring.
[Short Film: 39 minutes]
Man on Fire
The Child Savior Myth and Literary Archetypes – An Introduction using a Film Clip from Man on Fire
[14+; snippet: 22 minutes; lesson: one class period.]
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Determining Theme using a Film Clip from Pink Floyd: The Wall
[10+; snippet: Fifteen minutes, Lesson: three 45 – 55 minute class periods]
The Simpsons & The Ladykillers
Introducing the Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe Using Film Clips from The Simpsons (The Raven) and The Ladykillers (To Helen)
[14+; snippets: 8 minutes; lesson: from one to three 45-55 minute classes, depending on the assignments given]
Stage Beauty
Use of Acting Technique to Describe Character in Shakespearian and Other Plays using Film Clips from Stage Beauty
[14+; snippet: 18 minutes; lesson: one and one-half class periods]
Young Goodman Brown / Sympathy for the Devil
Comparing Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” with the Rolling Stones’ “Sympathy for the Devil”
[14+; snippet: 8 minutes; lesson: one 45 – 55 minute class period]
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Deriving Theme — Using the Fishing Scene from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
[12+; snippet: 14 minutes; lesson: one 45 – 55 minute class period]
Thelma and Louise
Foreshadowing and Characterization Using A Clip from Thelma and Louise
[14+; snippet: 40 minutes; lesson: One and one-half to two 45 – 50 minute class periods]
Shakespeare in Love
Introduction to Romeo and Juliet Using a Film Clip from Shakespeare in Love
[14+; snippet: 40 minutes; lesson: One and one-half to two 45 – 50 minute class periods]